Andy Samberg, Craig Robinson, and Common Are Set to Lead a New Superhero Comedy
By George Robbins
Currently, the film industry is kind of in a state of suspended animation because nothing can be done with new releases. If movies cannot be released, then there is no way for studios to make their money to then make even more movies. Luckily this process can be boiled down a couple of different ways but not everything will end up working out the way they hoped. Nowadays, movies need to have a proper release window, but in order to do so, studios must know exactly what it is they will be doing with those new films. The main method of release for many new films still remains to be through theatrical means instead of straight to digital.
Due to studios’ reluctance to actually release films to digital since they will lose money in the long run, they are now trying to play the waiting game. As such they have all pushed back their movie release dates with many actually ending up in some time next year. Even further beyond that, many have been pushed to 2022 instead of retaining their 2021 release dates. The biggest problem of all is that even these dates may not hold as the situation remains fluid during the pandemic and it can change at almost any time. Therefore, it should be expected that the movie industry will actually start suffering from a bit of a decline in the meantime.
So while movies are being pushed back, what exactly can studios do to keep bringing in revenue and keep themselves busy. To be honest, it is really only the larger studios who can do this and they are doing it by keeping up with their new services. Beyond just that though, they are actually working on new films that they plan on releasing even years down the line at this point. This is why we now know that we will be getting ‘Scream 5’ after almost a decade and ‘Mallrats 2’ is a project that is getting worked on pretty heavily. Studios are finding plenty of ways to now keep themselves busy while they wait to release their films.
Among the new movies being worked on is a comedy that will feature Andy Samberg, Craig Robinson, and Common as the leads. It is an upcoming superhero comedy by the name of ‘Super High’ where smoking weed gives people superpowers. Needless to say the movie is already starting off as sounding like a joke film, but some films that start off like that end up being alright in the end. This film could end up being one that can take people’s minds off of everything that is currently going on and give them something to laugh at even if it comes out after the pandemic ends. Hopefully, it will be an entertaining film and it won’t be as bad as people think it will be.